Long time reader, first time poster here.
As I understand article 400, flexible cords are not allowed below raised floors unless article 645 is used. I have found various threads here indicating that flexible cords may be allowed below raised floors, so long as the raised floor is not a plenum space. Can someone point me in the right direction as far as where the code indicates that this would be allowed in a non-plenum space? Is this only allowed for article 645 applications?
This article appears to also indicate that this would be allowed in a non-plenum space.
http://www.mikeholt.com/mojonewsarchive/NEC-HTML/HTML/Cords-and-Fixture-Wires~20031229.htm
Since it doesn't specifically say "raised" floor in 400.8(2), and because it's not a concealed space, I suppose the argument could be that it doesn't specifically say you can't, but it also doesn't specifically say you can, which makes me wary....
Thoughts? If there is a code section that I'm missing that specifically talks about the non-plenum raised floors, please point me in the right direction.
Thanks!
As I understand article 400, flexible cords are not allowed below raised floors unless article 645 is used. I have found various threads here indicating that flexible cords may be allowed below raised floors, so long as the raised floor is not a plenum space. Can someone point me in the right direction as far as where the code indicates that this would be allowed in a non-plenum space? Is this only allowed for article 645 applications?
This article appears to also indicate that this would be allowed in a non-plenum space.
http://www.mikeholt.com/mojonewsarchive/NEC-HTML/HTML/Cords-and-Fixture-Wires~20031229.htm
Since it doesn't specifically say "raised" floor in 400.8(2), and because it's not a concealed space, I suppose the argument could be that it doesn't specifically say you can't, but it also doesn't specifically say you can, which makes me wary....
Thoughts? If there is a code section that I'm missing that specifically talks about the non-plenum raised floors, please point me in the right direction.
Thanks!